Puss in Boots stars at Cannes

Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek launch the first publicity stunt of Cannes in
2011, in a pair of giant boots.

4:50PM BST 11 May 2011

Seeking to promote the animated spin off from the Shrek series, Banderas and Hayek appeared peeking out of a pair of giant boots at the end of the jetty across from the luxury Carlton Hotel in Cannes.

"I think we're very lucky to start the festival and be one of the first ones because the journalists are not as tired. They have not been partying for too long," said Hayek, who plays new character Kitty Softpaws in the film, which is still in production.

Banderas and Hayek didn't actually record any of their parts in the same room but Hayek said: “We've worked together long enough that I've always felt him in the room when I was working.

"I also know the character, his character is better known than mine. So I was working with a smile on my face because his spirit was lingering around every time I did it."